4 Shades of Grey

{What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares.. unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you.}

-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Happy Birthday Time-travelers!

Three years. Three, fast as a train on its track, years. Three years of traveling, venturing into the unknown, embracing new experiences, getting to know people and cultures from all around the world and most important, learning to be grateful with what I have. I thank you, especially you, because you've been here {close to my soul} from wherever you are. Without you, this would've never been possible.

Happy 3rd birthday "On the Railway of Time" and happy 2014 to you. Cheers {and let this year hit you with its best shot}


Sincerely {speaking with the heart},


Dorianne Young

Now I leave you with a quote:

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We are travellers on a cosmic journey – star-dust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. But the expressions of life are ephemeral, momentary, transient. Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, once said,

“This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightening in the sky, rushing by like a torrent down a steep mountain.”

We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will have been worthwhile.

Deepak Chopra ‘The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success.’

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